indian food recipe

September 12, 2007

Rajma chawal

Filed under: Rajma chawal, dinner, health, healthy recipe, indian food, lunch, meal, nutritional, recipe, snack, spicy — chandneed @ 7:45 am

Rajma chawal is one of my favourite dish….it is very nutritional and healthy….it tastes good….It is one of the flavour from punjab……..

Ingredients:
2 cups rajma (red kidney beans)
2 medium onion
2 big tomatoes
1 teaspoon jeera(cumin seeds)
2 teaspoon grated ginger
3 green chilly
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon dhania powder(coriander powder)
1/2 teaspoon haldi powder(turmeric powder)
3 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
1 1/2 tea spoon black salt
salt according to taste

Method
1.Soak the rajma in overnight. Drain and discard the water. Keep aside.
2.Take 5 teacups of fresh water and pressure cook rajma for 3-4 whistle.
3.Make a gravy of tomato,onion,green chilly and 1 tablespoon of coriander leaves. Keep aside
4.Heat the oil in a non stick pan. Add the cumin seeds and allow to crackle.
5.Add the gravy and sauté for a few minutes till it separetes from oil . Add the grated ginger and sauté for a few more minutes.
6.Add the cooked rajma, along with turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.
7.add the black salt and mix well. Simmer for a few minutes
8.garnish with coriander
9.Serve hot with plain rice.

August 7, 2007

Sangri ki subzi

Filed under: authentic recipe, healthy recipe, nutritional, recipe, spicy — chandneed @ 12:36 pm

Ingredients:
1 cup Sangri
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp rai powder
½ tsp haldi powder
1 tbsp mirchi powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp dhania powder
2tsp sugar optional
A Pinch of Hing
Salt to taste

Method:
1.Soak sangri for 8-10 hrs
2.Wash it thoroughly and pressure cook it for 3 whistles
3.wash again after pressure cooking
4.Take the sangri in a bowl and add haldi powder, mirchi powder, dhania powder, salt, and rai powder.
5.Heat oil in the pan now add hing and sangri. Simmer for a while and add 2 tsp sugar and garam masala
6.You can keep this dish in fridge for a weeks time.

August 1, 2007

Green chana chaat

Filed under: Chaat, chana chaat, cheese, healthy recipe, paneer, recipe, spicy — chandneed @ 11:36 am

Green chana chaat is a absolute filling chaat and very much popular on juhu beach in mumbai. The combination of butter and spices with potatoes, onion and tomatoes make it all the more amazing.Try this out and i am sure u would love it…..

Ingredients:
2 cup green chana
1 small onion
1 small potato
1 small tomato
1 small green chilly
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp red chilly powder
2 tbs chopped coriander leaves
1 ½ ts chaat masala
1tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
3 tbs butter

Method:

  1. Soak green chanas overnite.
  2. Boil the chanas with a pinch of salt
  3. Take 1tbs butter in the pan and add the chana and sauté for a while
  4. Add chopped onion, potato, tomato, chaat masala and garam masala.
  5. Add remaining butter, salt, and lemon juice
  6. Serve in a plate and garnish with coriander leaves.

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